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Innovative Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Coming to Northern Quebec
From: Natural Resources Canada April 27, 2022 Sept-Îles, Quebec Natural Resources Canada Confronting climate change in thoughtful ways offers the potential for significant economic opportunities for businesses, communities and workers in Canada. That is why the Government of Canada is committed to building a clean energy future: to protect the environment, strengthen the economy […]
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Call for Standard Development Group member – Aboriginal Chamber
Applications Due: September 24th, 2021 In 2019, FSC Canada launched its new Forest Management Standard which replaced the regional forest management standards. The new standard does not have requirements for small-scale, low intensity, and community forests, as well as enhanced indicators for intact forest landscapes and Indigenous cultural landscapes. Developing these requirements will help ensure […]
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Canada Invests in Indigenous-led Forest Economy in Quebec
From: Natural Resources Canada August 10, 2021 Kebaowek, Quebec Natural Resources Canada Canada’s forest sector is an important source of employment for many Indigenous communities. The Government of Canada is investing in Indigenous-led development projects across the country to […]
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Fonds d’initiatives nordiques (FIN) – 34 projects receive $3.3 million in support north of the 49th parallel
QUEBEC CITY, June 30, 2021 – Thirty–four initiatives, from all regions of Quebec’s northern territory, were selected in the first call for projects of 2021 within the framework of the Fonds d’initiatives nordiques (FIN). The selected projects represent a total investment of more than $12.2 million. Jonatan Julien, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Minister […]
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Nunavik board game aims to showcase the importance of nature – CBC
Apr 08, 2021 Nunami creator believes it to be first Inuit-designed board game Throughout his career as an artist, Thomassie Mangiok has aimed to promote Inuit traditional values and the Inuktitut language through the creation of comics and web apps. For his latest project though, he hopes to bring families and loved ones together over […]
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Canada Supports Indigenous-led Economic Development for First Nation Communities in Northern Quebec
From: Natural Resources Canada News release September 14, 2020 Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec Natural Resources Canada Canada’s forest sector continues to be an important source of employment across the country, including in rural, remote and […]
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Listuguj Salmon Fisheries 2020
May 27, 2020 – Due to the Covid-19 global pandemic and the consequential restrictions imposed by the Government of New Brunswick, Listuguj has faced unique challenges, including increased economic uncertainty, job losses, store closures and unprecedented difficulty in accessing nutritious foods. This had led to changes to the Listuguj Salmon Fishing Plan 2020 to meet […]
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First Nations and natural resources: A different picture – Montreal Economic Institute
Montreal, February 12, 2020 – Protests are taking place across the country as certain members of First Nations express their opposition to the Coastal GasLink energy project in British Columbia. Yet according to Germain Belzile, Senior Associate Researcher at the MEI, we must keep in mind that the democratically elected band councils of the communities […]
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Canada Promotes Indigenous Participation in Quebec’s Energy Sector
From: Natural Resources Canada August 30, 2019 Ottawa, Ontario Natural Resources Canada The best solutions for combating climate change in rural and remote Indigenous communities come from the people who live there. This is why the Government of Canada is working with Indigenous peoples to ensure that they participate in and benefit from natural resource […]
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Canada Helps Reduce Diesel Reliance in Indigenous Communities in Northern Quebec
From: Natural Resources Canada August 15, 2019 Montreal, Quebec Natural Resources Canada To combat climate change, Canada needs new and innovative approaches to electricity distribution. That is why the Government of Canada is funding a clean power infrastructure project in Northern Quebec that will help lower carbon pollution in off-grid communities reliant on diesel fuel. […]
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